Any Gordon Keeble Owners Out There?

[Mellow Yellow]

More progress,

Shut line and door alignment looks spot on from the photo, I'm told it's perfect and they've replaced all the steel strengthening in the doors so there's no movement:

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Spray shop have just been in touch, they've unwrapped the Harrington Group bumpers and the centre sections have noticeable rippling, see light reflection in picture:



I unwrapped one of the end pieces on receipt, looked perfect so wrapped it back up and left the rest to avoid it getting damaged/marked.

Is this typical? I just took a look at B7trr's and there appear to be three distinct peaks in the reflection of the grill.

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...on another note, what T-section did you other restorers use for teh bumpers and where did you get it from? I've order some but now I have it, it looks a bit fine.

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B7trr said:

I put this down to it being hand beaten and not machine pressed.

Yeah, I'd pretty much come to that conclusion. I'll take a look around at the 50th, I'm sure they'll be pretty typical. Thanks for tips on T section. I have photos of painted boot/bonnet and a masked up car, I believe it'll be in primer before the day is out if not already.

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Anyone know if these plates perform any useful function:



Stuck in place with some mastic and a lot of painted over screws, V10Mikes is the only other car I've seen them on.

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Any other Keeblers going to the Classic car Show and Autojumble at QEII park, Petersfield, on Sunday? I'm heading there for the morning, need to get back to look after the boy and re-assemble a large box of shiny chrome bits.

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50 minutes to assemble, is this a record?

OK, I did spend about 30 mins beforehand cleaning up one of the threads and I've not straightened the spacers or tightened up the nuts yet but that's all minor detail

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painted bits:

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Nick fancys a GK said:

Are there any GK owners out there who are going to be joining in with the 50th celebrations at the end of the month..?

Will certainly be there over the weekend, actually I think it's a "black ball" offence for owners not to attend. Unfortunately, not doing Beaulieu though. Ch76 now has first coat of primer but don't have photos yet.

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At last:

They're very proud of the shut lines:

Some of the work involved in getting those nice shut lines, looks expensive

Edited by Mellow Yellow on Thursday 5th June 22:53

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keeble kid said:

Looks good Mellow and worth every penny especially if Quentin Wilson`s right about those GK prices!

He'd better be, although I'm hoping 76 will do another 50 years after this which will see me out.

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Altissimo Tail Light Gaskets

I did post this briefly a few days ago but then withdrew it when I thought Maranello had them in stock, it turns out they don't and I've not managed to find any elsewhere at a reasonable price. This refers to the gasket between the light and the bodywork, not the internal one between lense and taillight. I've found a company prepared to produce a small run of around 40 gaskets, price would be around £40 per pair (inc VAT). I'm trying to gauge interest to see if this is viable. Let me know if you'd be interested in a set at that price.

Keeble Kid, I believe you're probably the only person on the planet who has both variants of the Altissimo light (with and without reversing light), do they use the same gasket? BTW, both types were used on Ferrari 250 GTE:

Edited by Mellow Yellow on Monday 9th June 13:18

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Ta Dah!!!





Maybe 76 will make it to the ball after all...

Edited by Mellow Yellow on Wednesday 18th June 23:16

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Re: gaskets, will try and find a few more takers at the 50th but I think there are enough to make it worth doing anyway, I'm pretty sure buyers can be found for any surplus. The handle is pre-Ch76, dates back to this:



...which I had to sell to buy a staircase, regret selling it but life is easier without the ladder and it's a nice staircase.

Looking forward to the weekend (albeit apprehensively) be nice to put faces to a few names.

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Good luck Mike, was trying to wait until the weekend for the big reveal but just got these and I'm really pleased with the colour and windscreen fit, felt the need to share it.





Long way to go yet, one way ticket booked to collect it at 4pm tomorrow so that's decision time. The guys are on it until late tonight.

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As I said, so close:




Windows all now working, thanks to GK52s Dad. Hoping to do the big reveal at Goodwood pre '66 Throughbreds on 3rd August.

Big thanks to everyone involved in organising the weekends events, fantastic to see so many GKs and great to meet so many owners although sorry to have missed a couple.

Edited by Mellow Yellow on Tuesday 1st July 13:22

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GK52 said:

So Mellow, Any more pics with your blingy new wheels?

Been out of the country but hoping to collect it first weekend in August. Charles inspected it a couple of weeks ago, when he was in the area, and gave a positive opinion. Can't wait to get it back, hoping to get to Goodwood Pre 66 Thoroughbreds and Open day, more photos then.

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76 passed MOT yesterday, off to collect tonight, all being well should be at both Goodwood Breakfast Club (8-9:30ish) and GRRC Goodwood House Open Day on Sunday.

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As seen at Goodwood today:

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Not got many photos yet, here's one with "Delilah" who stood in so ably for 76 at Le Mans Classic:


Boots are 205/70 R15:

Edited by Mellow Yellow on Wednesday 6th August 22:08